Krueger's Tavern

1313 Vine St, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Passed re-check · Sep 2, 2026 Directions
53
Poor BiteKarma score 53 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 6 of 6 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Sep 2, 2026: passed with no violations.
  • Keeps coming up: Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch, cited 3 times, plus 5 other repeat issues.
  • #94 in Cincinnati's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
  • 12 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 6 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Sep 2

    Follow-Up Inspection

    No violations

  3. Passed Aug 26

    Routine Inspection

    16 violations, 7 critical
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
    • Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Using a handwashing sink - Operation and Maintenance
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Cooling methods
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Manual/Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization Criteria
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding
    • Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing Cleanser - Availability
    • Critical Demonstration of Knowledge - Person in charge - duties
    • Minor Temperature Measuring Devices - Manual and Mechanical Warewashing
    • Minor Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
    • Minor Display of License
    • Minor Food-Contact Surfaces of Cooking Equipment and Pans and Nonfood-Contact Surfaces Equipment
    • Minor Controlling Pests
    • Minor In-use utensils - between-use storage
    • Minor Mechanical warewashing: Wash Solution Temperature
    • Minor Single-Service Articles and Single-Use Articles - Storage
    • Minor Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Oct 27

    Routine Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
    • Minor Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
  6. Passed Apr 30

    Routine Inspection

    5 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing Sinks - Hand Drying Provision
    • Minor Maintaining premises: unnecessary items and litter.
    • Minor Equipment and Utensils - Air-Drying
    • Minor Food temperature measuring devices.
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency

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